Name: Somerset Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle weighing over 600 pounds sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.89/cwt on 693 head.

Average price

$173.89

693 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.61

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	173.89	971	693

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale693 hd

173.89

—

KY average20 barns · 5,585 hd

163.28

+10.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,925	107.97	2,079	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	80.45	1,139	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	80.03	955	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,189	58.46	695	14

Every lot, as filed

64 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	186.81/cwt	170.50–190.00	889	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	173.01/cwt	157.00–182.00	907	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	163.33/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,001	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	164.78/cwt	150.00–175.00	620	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,038	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	187.99/cwt	178.00–195.00	699	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	179.63/cwt	169.00–182.50	763	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	144.25/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,118	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	132.78/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,183	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	161.60/cwt	159.00–165.00	840	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	187.02/cwt	180.00–202.50	613	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	163.38/cwt	158.00–170.00	938	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	970	127.21/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,234	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	322	172.58/cwt	171.00–174.00	556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	189.72/cwt	183.00–195.50	987	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	152.55/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,114	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	169.53/cwt	158.00–175.00	1,031	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	184.81/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,042	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	184.13/cwt	178.00–192.00	867	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,192	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	191.52/cwt	184.00–197.00	820	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	136.34/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	176.80/cwt	165.00–191.00	827	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	175.10/cwt	155.00–185.00	559	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	141.20/cwt	139.00–155.00	950	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	168.38/cwt	162.00–182.00	865	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	171.46/cwt	160.00–185.00	969	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	52.46/cwt	50.00–59.00	603	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	88.19/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,103	7
Bulls	—	—	1,695	90.75/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,538	2
Bulls	—	—	1,957	116.18/cwt	112.00–123.00	2,274	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	64.45/cwt	64.00–65.00	791	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	84.39/cwt	79.00–96.00	1,267	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	76.30/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,011	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	75.95/cwt	75.00–77.00	885	14
Bulls	—	—	1,973	103.37/cwt	101.00–105.00	2,039	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,084.49/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,710	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,209.54/cwt	1,035.00–1,400.00	13,837	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,958	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	7,852	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	1,331.13/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	17,917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.79/cwt	142.00–148.00	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	158.84/cwt	150.00–167.00	753	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	177.65/cwt	165.00–194.00	682	99
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	123.65/cwt	119.00–130.00	937	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	177.76/cwt	160.00–191.00	754	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	162.96/cwt	155.00–168.00	535	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.81/cwt	132.00–145.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,056	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	142.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	365	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	132.98/cwt	123.00–139.00	880	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	167.32/cwt	153.00–176.00	719	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	175.68/cwt	175.00–176.00	676	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	173.58/cwt	165.00–176.00	717	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	148.87/cwt	146.00–152.00	924	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	167.26/cwt	163.00–170.00	773	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.77/cwt	145.00–152.00	855	42

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Sat Mar 5, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,666Last week 393Year ago 1,709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 69Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 45Year ago 85

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle weighing over 600 pounds sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	787	125.00	125.00
34	—	376	150.00–175.00	164.78
8	—	520	142.00–148.00	145.79
72	—	474	150.00–167.00	158.84
3	—	705	120.00	120.00
38	—	328	155.00–168.00	162.96
9	—	621	132.00–145.00	140.81
13	—	895	118.00	118.00
25	—	256	140.00–145.00	142.76
22	—	662	123.00–139.00	132.98
26	—	430	153.00–176.00	167.32
42	—	571	145.00–152.00	149.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	116.00	116.00
38	—	520	159.00–165.00	161.60
13	—	322	171.00–174.00	172.58
22	—	385	175.00–176.00	175.68
24	—	413	165.00–176.00	173.58
23	—	621	146.00–152.00	148.87
61	—	462	163.00–170.00	167.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	476	170.50–190.00	186.81
87	—	524	157.00–182.00	173.01
5	—	690	145.00	145.00
19	—	613	156.00–166.00	163.33
33	—	372	178.00–195.00	187.99
32	—	425	169.00–182.50	179.63
13	—	775	143.00–145.00	144.25
18	—	891	132.00–133.00	132.78
20	—	328	180.00–202.50	187.02
4	—	803	139.00	139.00
31	—	574	158.00–170.00	163.38
14	—	1,010	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	330	205.00	205.00
19	—	970	125.00–128.00	127.21
55	—	520	183.00–195.50	189.72
25	—	730	152.00–153.00	152.55
96	—	608	158.00–175.00	169.53
72	—	564	175.00–192.50	184.81
45	—	471	178.00–192.00	184.13
51	—	428	184.00–197.00	191.52
6	—	817	136.00–138.00	136.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	468	165.00–191.00	176.80
51	—	319	155.00–185.00	175.10
22	—	673	139.00–155.00	141.20
76	—	514	162.00–182.00	168.38
30	—	565	160.00–185.00	171.46
5	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	141.00	141.00
99	—	384	165.00–194.00	177.65
12	—	758	119.00–130.00	123.65
122	—	424	160.00–191.00	177.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,150	50.00–59.00	52.46
7	—	1,227	64.00–65.00	64.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	84.00–96.00	88.19
14	—	1,165	75.00–77.00	75.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,501	79.00–96.00	84.39
18	—	1,325	74.00–82.00	76.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	87.00–95.00	90.75
7	—	1,957	112.00–123.00	116.18
5	—	1,973	101.00–105.00	103.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,172	900.00–1,200.00	1,084.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,144	1,035.00–1,400.00	1,209.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	935.00	935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	755.00	755.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,346	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,331.13

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Somerset Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle